Investigational Drug Could Help Vapers Quit Results of mid-stage trial "promising" but need confirmation, researcher says May 08, 2024
Higher Risk of Infant Death Tied to Dual Cannabis, Nicotine Use in Pregnancy Heightened risk also observed for a host of other adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes May 07, 2024
WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It. The report "is a complete U-turn," according to one expert May 05, 2024
What Is Going on With Catheter-Based Pulmonary Embolism Devices in the Real World? Researchers try to make do with the scant data on advanced PE intervention May 04, 2024
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation; Diagnostic Errors Also in TTHealthWatch: neomycin for preventing respiratory viral infections May 04, 2024 podcast
What if States Paid People to Stop Using Drugs and Smoking? This underutilized strategy has proven effective May 04, 2024
Increasing the Dose of Smoking Cessation Treatments Improved Abstinence Switching from combined nicotine replacement therapy to varenicline promising, but didn't last May 03, 2024
Potential First Known Case of Mammal-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Detailed Genetic evidence strongly suggests dairy farm worker contracted H5N1 from cattle May 03, 2024
Azithromycin Fails to Ease Burden of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preemies Targeting Ureaplasma colonization, lung inflammation with antibiotic doesn't pan out in trial May 02, 2024
Glecirasib Shows Promising Efficacy in KRAS-Mutated NSCLC Trend towards better response rate, PFS compared with approved KRAS inhibitors May 01, 2024
Progressing Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Linked to Respiratory Distress Association observed in ex- and current smokers without interstitial lung disease diagnosis Apr 30, 2024
DEA Will Move to Reclassify Marijuana in Historic Shift, Sources Say Move would not legalize marijuana for recreational use Apr 30, 2024
CDC: Premature Mortality for Top Causes of Death Higher in Rural Areas Death rate vs urban areas continues to widen for cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and stroke Apr 30, 2024
EPA Bans Consumer Use of Toxic Chemical Known to Cause Liver, Lung Cancers Methylene chloride has killed at least 88 workers since 1980 Apr 30, 2024
Teen Vaping Linked to Higher Lead, Uranium Levels Use poses potential harm for brain and organ development, researchers say Apr 29, 2024
Philips to Pay Over $1 Billion to Resolve Lawsuits Over Sleep Apnea Devices Payout includes medical monitoring claims from patients who used company's CPAP, BiPAP machines Apr 29, 2024
Dozens of Deaths Show Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police The practice has spread but is built on questionable science Apr 27, 2024
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Biden administration has delayed the final rule several times recently Apr 26, 2024
More Cases of Asthma, COPD, Hypertension After Military Burn Pit Exposure Ask veterans with symptoms if they were deployed to bases with open burn pits, says expert Apr 25, 2024
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds Apr 25, 2024
High-Dose Vit A Fails Again for Serious Lung Disease in Premature Infants Another trial of enteral supplementation is unable to reduce bronchopulmonary dysplasia rates Apr 24, 2024
Bird Flu Found in Milk; Clinic Implanted Dead Embryos? Olympic Abuse Settlement Health news and commentary gathered by ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Apr 24, 2024
When Red-Hot Isn't Enough: CDC's Heat Risk Tool Sets Magenta as Most Dangerous Level Heat is the number one cause of weather-related death Apr 23, 2024
Does Evidence Fully Support Antibiotic Use for Acute Sinusitis in Kids? Meta-analysis shows fewer treatment failures, but which children benefit is mostly unclear Apr 22, 2024
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza? And how quickly could it be deployed should it be needed? Apr 22, 2024
Underweight, but Not Obesity, Linked to Glaucoma Progression Meanwhile, tobacco/alcohol use had no significant links to changes in retinal nerve fiber layer Apr 22, 2024
If Biopsy Needed for ILD Diagnosis, Start With Less-Invasive Option, Trial Suggests Reduced patient burden using "step-up" approach with transbronchial cryobiopsy first Apr 21, 2024
Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy Apr 19, 2024
Trials Identify Better Way to Select Antibiotics for UTIs, Pneumonia in Inpatients Provider prompts reduced empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics, without affecting safety Apr 19, 2024
IG Live April 22: Temperature Rising, Health Declining How health professionals can help confront climate change Apr 18, 2024
Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says Topline results add yet another potential reason for use of dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist Apr 18, 2024
Antipsychotics in Dementia Tied to Wider Range of 'Serious Harms' Steepest increases in risk observed for pneumonia, kidney injury, VTE, and stroke Apr 17, 2024
COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids Less exposure to respiratory viruses, other asthma risk factors during pandemic may have helped Apr 12, 2024
FDA Expands Approval of Severe Asthma Drug Add-on maintenance therapy benralizumab now indicated for children ages 6 to 11 years as well Apr 11, 2024
After Massive CPAP Recall, Philips Ordered to Overhaul Manufacturing More than 5 million machines have been recalled since 2021 Apr 10, 2024
Apnea Tied to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Hospitalized COVID Patients Booster vaccination blunted the risk, however Apr 09, 2024
Accelerated Aging Linked to Recent Increase in Early-Onset Solid Tumors Strength of association increased in more recent birth cohorts Apr 09, 2024
Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea Noninferior to CPAP for Reducing Arterial BP For patients with hypertension, oral device may be an option for those who cannot tolerate CPAP Apr 09, 2024
Why Do Kids of Smokers Wheeze Less When Mom Took Vitamin C During Pregnancy? Outcomes appear to be mediated by vitamin C's effect on improved airway function Apr 08, 2024
Can Late-Stage Cancer Incidence Serve as an Endpoint for Screening Trials? Study shows it may be an alternative to cancer-specific mortality for some cancers, but not all Apr 08, 2024
